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OTTAWA — The federal government says the proposed Grassy Mountain coal project in southwestern Alberta cannot proceed.Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson made the announcement . . .

OTTAWA - The federal government says the proposed Grassy Mountain coal project in southwestern Alber...

Article content A group of around 400 people gathered in Hillcrest on July 22 to voice their support for the mine. Organizer Eric Lowther said that the group has “tremendous power.” We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Hundreds of Crowsnest Pass residents show support for Grassy Mountain Mine Back to video “There are things we can do collectively, especially with a group like this to change the outcome…We need to tell the elected people that th...

Two Alberta First Nations want to appeal decision against Grassy Mountain coal mine A second Alberta First Nation wants a court to allow it to appeal a review boards decision that an open-pit coal mine in the Rocky Mountains is not in the public interest. Social Sharing Both Stoney Nakoda Nation and Piikani First Nation filed a request with the Alberta Court of Appeal Posted: Jul 22, 2021 4:38 PM MT | Last Updated: July 23 Proposed site of the Grassy Mountain mining project, in the Crowsnest Pa...

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read TORONTO (Reuters) - Benga Mining Ltd, which aims to build a steelmaking coal mine in Canada’s Rocky Mountains, on Monday said it would launch an appeal after an expert panel last month rejected the proposal on environmental grounds. A joint federal and provincial panel in June found that the likelihood of significant adverse environmental effects on water and wildlife resulting from the Grassy Mountain steelmaking coal mine outweighed economic gains. Privately held...

Brandon Sun By: The Canadian Press Last Modified: 5:14 PM CDT Friday, Jul. 16, 2021 Save to Read Later CALGARY - The company behind a proposed open-pit coal mine in Albertas Rocky Mountains has filed a request to appeal a decision by a review panel that rejected the project as being not in the public interest. A sign opposing coal development is shown in the eastern slopes of the Livingston range southwest of Longview, Alta.,...

CALGARY – The company behind a proposed open-pit coal mine in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains has filed a request to appeal a decision by a review panel that rejected the project as being not in the public interest. Benga Mining Limited filed the request Friday with the Court of Appeal of Alberta in regard to its Grassy Mountain Coal Project. In the court filing, Benga says a June 17 decision by a joint federal-provincial review panel, including the Alberta Energy Regulator, contains errors of la...

In the court filing, Benga says a June 17 decision by a joint federal-provincial review panel, including the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER), contains errors of law and procedural fairness that warrant the granting of permission to appeal. In the June decision, the review panel said the significant adverse environmental effects on westslope cutthroat trout and surface water quality likely to be caused by the mine outweigh the low to moderate positive economic impacts of the project. Benga says...

  LETHBRIDGE -- The Alberta government is being asked to explain why Benga Mining is possibly moving ahead with exploratory work on a Crowsnest Pass coal project, even though its application was rejected by a joint provincial-federal review panel. New documents show Benga Mining — operating as Riversdale Resources — has been granted licences to divert water for drilling and dust suppression for exploratory boreholes for the Grassy Mountain project, seven kilometers north of Blairmore. ...

A joint federal-provincial review has denied an application for an open-pit coal mine in Albertas Rocky Mountains.